March 16th, 8:30 PM (Central Time, USA)
Well, long hiatuses just seem to be the norm when it comes to my blogging habits, don't they? I have been up to a lot in the last few weeks.
The weather is getting more and more beautiful in Chicago now and today was a beautiful, sunny day with temperatures in the 50s! Not that I got to appreciate the weather really because I was home all day, sick, and with a case of the 'blues.' Oh, well ... It's supposed to be quite beautiful tomorrow, as well, and we - the Arts program folks - have a full day of fun activities, collaborating with students from Valparaiso University and making zines and seeing the Joan Flasch Artist Book Collection! How fun! This is probably the reason I am loving the Arts program as much as I am - the unique opportunities we get to meet new and fun people, visit amazing exhibits and programs, go to rather interesting venues - it's all just so neat!
Other than that, my internship has been progressing at quite an amazing and intriguing speed. Currently, I am working on a batch of painted wooden panels from an installation at a Wisconsin bank. I shall definitely get back with more details on the bank in concern and the artist, and also some pictures, very soon. This is the third batch of a four-batch (I think) conservation process. And get this, each batch consists of roughly two dozen panels and each of these panels are either the size of or slightly larger than a standard door to a house/room. Yes. So, can you estimate the size of the entire installation?! HUGE is a gross understatement, in my opinion. Well, I am assisting my wonderful colleague, Nicole, on this project, and presently we just finished the initial cleaning of the panels. Next we are going to move on to in-painting missing paint or chips on the colored surface of the panels and I feel like there needs to be a complete blog post on just the various techniques we are using/will be using on this project. It is fascinating, and I consider myself extremely lucky because this is a kind of project that Parma Conservation hardly ever takes on (because they specialize mostly in murals and paintings). So, yes, very interesting that one! I am also helping out with some other projects - more general tasks like preparing linen strips for strip-lining paintings, cleaning other paintings and murals, etc. But that's mostly it about my internship for now. More to follow very soon!
Other fun stuff that I have been up to recently and am looking forward to ...
-- Recently, I purchased drinks with my own ID for the very first time in the United States! How cool is that?! Perks of being 21, eh? Well, I drink extremely seldom, so this is a bit of a deal ... Anyway, moving on ...
-- Some great restaurants I tried out recently (and not-so-recently) include Chief O'Neill's Pub and Restaurant in Wrigleyville, Pan Hellenic Pastry Shop in Greektown, Tank Noodles (Viatnamese Cuisine!) in Uptown, and a few others! And of course, add to that the regular jaunts to the Corner Bakery, Starbucks, and all of that good stuff!
-- Some cool places I have visited recently are - The Chicago Cultural Center, the Flat Iron Building and the galleries in the Arts Building (we also saw an amazing collection of short plays at the Collaboraction Theater at the Flat Iron Arts Building), The Jane Addams Hull House Museum on the UIC campus, neighborhoods of Wicker Park, Bronzeville, South Loop, and so much more!
Students in the Arts program are required to do an 'Engage Chicago' project (for our Seminar class), which I am very excited about. For my project, I am considering focusing on the food and dining scene in the city by visiting a handful of really interesting, uncommon and rather special restaurants and/or stores in different neighborhoods and making detailed reviews and blogs about them. Considering how much of a food lover/traveler I am, this would be such a great project both for the assignment and on a personal level! I look forward to getting started on that soon!
Well, that's mostly it for now. Lots more interesting stuff coming up and hopefully, I shall stick to my promise of posting pictures on here soon!
Best!
Well, long hiatuses just seem to be the norm when it comes to my blogging habits, don't they? I have been up to a lot in the last few weeks.
The weather is getting more and more beautiful in Chicago now and today was a beautiful, sunny day with temperatures in the 50s! Not that I got to appreciate the weather really because I was home all day, sick, and with a case of the 'blues.' Oh, well ... It's supposed to be quite beautiful tomorrow, as well, and we - the Arts program folks - have a full day of fun activities, collaborating with students from Valparaiso University and making zines and seeing the Joan Flasch Artist Book Collection! How fun! This is probably the reason I am loving the Arts program as much as I am - the unique opportunities we get to meet new and fun people, visit amazing exhibits and programs, go to rather interesting venues - it's all just so neat!
Other than that, my internship has been progressing at quite an amazing and intriguing speed. Currently, I am working on a batch of painted wooden panels from an installation at a Wisconsin bank. I shall definitely get back with more details on the bank in concern and the artist, and also some pictures, very soon. This is the third batch of a four-batch (I think) conservation process. And get this, each batch consists of roughly two dozen panels and each of these panels are either the size of or slightly larger than a standard door to a house/room. Yes. So, can you estimate the size of the entire installation?! HUGE is a gross understatement, in my opinion. Well, I am assisting my wonderful colleague, Nicole, on this project, and presently we just finished the initial cleaning of the panels. Next we are going to move on to in-painting missing paint or chips on the colored surface of the panels and I feel like there needs to be a complete blog post on just the various techniques we are using/will be using on this project. It is fascinating, and I consider myself extremely lucky because this is a kind of project that Parma Conservation hardly ever takes on (because they specialize mostly in murals and paintings). So, yes, very interesting that one! I am also helping out with some other projects - more general tasks like preparing linen strips for strip-lining paintings, cleaning other paintings and murals, etc. But that's mostly it about my internship for now. More to follow very soon!
Other fun stuff that I have been up to recently and am looking forward to ...
-- Recently, I purchased drinks with my own ID for the very first time in the United States! How cool is that?! Perks of being 21, eh? Well, I drink extremely seldom, so this is a bit of a deal ... Anyway, moving on ...
-- Some great restaurants I tried out recently (and not-so-recently) include Chief O'Neill's Pub and Restaurant in Wrigleyville, Pan Hellenic Pastry Shop in Greektown, Tank Noodles (Viatnamese Cuisine!) in Uptown, and a few others! And of course, add to that the regular jaunts to the Corner Bakery, Starbucks, and all of that good stuff!
-- Some cool places I have visited recently are - The Chicago Cultural Center, the Flat Iron Building and the galleries in the Arts Building (we also saw an amazing collection of short plays at the Collaboraction Theater at the Flat Iron Arts Building), The Jane Addams Hull House Museum on the UIC campus, neighborhoods of Wicker Park, Bronzeville, South Loop, and so much more!
Students in the Arts program are required to do an 'Engage Chicago' project (for our Seminar class), which I am very excited about. For my project, I am considering focusing on the food and dining scene in the city by visiting a handful of really interesting, uncommon and rather special restaurants and/or stores in different neighborhoods and making detailed reviews and blogs about them. Considering how much of a food lover/traveler I am, this would be such a great project both for the assignment and on a personal level! I look forward to getting started on that soon!
Well, that's mostly it for now. Lots more interesting stuff coming up and hopefully, I shall stick to my promise of posting pictures on here soon!
Best!
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